HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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filial piety
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Dao code
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Legalism doctrine
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Mandate of Heaven
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ‘Mandate of Heaven’ established the idea that a ruler must be just to keep the approval of the gods. It was believed that natural disasters, famines, and astrological signs were signals that the emperor and the dynasty were losing the Mandate of Heaven.
Detailed explanation-2: -If the emperor and his government failed to govern responsibly, mistreated the people or abused their power, their authority to rule could be withdrawn. According to contemporaries, some of the signs that Heaven had withdrawn its mandate included natural disasters such as floods, droughts, famines or pandemics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Emperor Wu of the Zhou was the first ruler to legitimize his reign through the concept of the Mandate of Heaven.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Zhou Dynasty overthrew the Shang and set up their own dynasty in 1027 BCE. The Zhou justified their takeover by claiming they had a Mandate of Heaven, or a divine right to rule. The Mandate of Heaven was used to explain the Dynastic Cycle.